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ExxonMobil to build world's largest ethylene cracker plant in South Texas
Petrochemical giant Exxon Mobil Chemical Co. with project partner Saudi Arabic Basic Industries Corp plans to build the $10 billion world's largest ethylene cracker plant near Portland in the
Axiall partner with Lotte Chemical for its ethylene project
Axiall Corporation a leading integrated chemicals and building products company as part of Axiall’s growth strategy, on Dec.19, 2013 had announced its intention to find a partner to build the
First ever wood-based polyester jacket by Vaude
Vaude, an outdoor clothing brand, and UPM Biochemicals, a supplier of renewable materials, have collaborated to produce outerwear made with bio-based chemicals. In an effort to bridge the gap
Vaude to use sustainable chemicals
Through a new partnership with UPM Biochemicals, VAUDE hopes to push its ranges towards an ever more sustainable level by using bio-based chemicals. VAUDE has established a reputation as an apparel
DITF to upscale MEG produced from CO2 emissions
The German Institute of Textile and Fibre Research (DITF) in Denkendorf is striving to scale up monoethylene glycol (MEG) produced from CO2 as a component of polyester as part of the €22 million
Zara partners with Lanzatech to launch dresses made of recycled carbon emissions
Inditex-owned Zara has teamed up with LanzaTech, a biotechnology company, to release a limited-edition line of black dresses manufactured from carbon emissions.  Fabric created from carbon
Researchers converts plastic waste into vanillin using bacteria
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have genetically engineered the common bacteria Escherichia coli (E.Coli) to convert post-consumer PET plastic into vanillin via a sequence of chemical
How is sympatex fabric made?
Sympatex uses polyester and polyether as its raw material. Both these materials are derived from fossil fuels such as coal and oil.The manufacturing of Sympatex fabric is done in the following
Braskem collaborates with Haldor Topsoe to produce MEG from sugar
Braskem and Haldor Topsoe have come together to develop the first-ever demo-scale production of bio-based monoethylene glycol (MEG). MEG is a raw material for PET (polyethene terephthalate) that is
What is MEG and who are its producers?
Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) or ethylene glycol is an organic compound which is produced industrially from ethylene or ethylene oxide. The two of its main applications are: it is one of the main raw